Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita was 0.136 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.136 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
178th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.202 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
0.0544 per 1,000 people
in 2007
Years of data
29
1960–2023
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe, 1960–2023
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.136 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.202 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0544 per 1,000 people, in 2007.
Zimbabwe ranks 178th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.202 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1965 | 0.125 per 1,000 people | -38.1% |
| 1970 | 0.162 per 1,000 people | +29.6% |
| 1975 | 0.158 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.161 per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.139 per 1,000 people | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 0.135 per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.13 per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.149 per 1,000 people | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 0.126 per 1,000 people | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 0.169 per 1,000 people | +34.1% |
| 2005 | 0.121 per 1,000 people | -28.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0544 per 1,000 people | -55.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0596 per 1,000 people | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.115 per 1,000 people | +93.0% |
| 2010 | 0.121 per 1,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.078 per 1,000 people | -35.5% |
| 2012 | 0.077 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.08 per 1,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.119 per 1,000 people | +48.7% |
| 2015 | 0.174 per 1,000 people | +46.2% |
| 2016 | 0.172 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.179 per 1,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.201 per 1,000 people | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.123 per 1,000 people | -38.8% |
| 2020 | 0.128 per 1,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.136 per 1,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.127 per 1,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.136 per 1,000 people | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1635 per 1,000 people | 0.125 per 1,000 people | 0.202 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.16 per 1,000 people | 0.158 per 1,000 people | 0.162 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.145 per 1,000 people | 0.135 per 1,000 people | 0.161 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.1395 per 1,000 people | 0.13 per 1,000 people | 0.149 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1075 per 1,000 people | 0.0544 per 1,000 people | 0.169 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.1324 per 1,000 people | 0.077 per 1,000 people | 0.201 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1318 per 1,000 people | 0.127 per 1,000 people | 0.136 per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 175 Equatorial Guinea 0.153 per 1,000 people compare
- 176 Burkina Faso 0.148 per 1,000 people compare
- 177 Ethiopia 0.143 per 1,000 people compare
- 178 Cameroon 0.136 per 1,000 people compare
- 180 Sierra Leone 0.134 per 1,000 people compare
- 180 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.134 per 1,000 people compare
More economy & growth data for Zimbabwe
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 648.14 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 30.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.3707 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 1,120 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 109.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 11.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 35,609 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 7.78 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.136 per 1,000 people in 2023, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.202 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0544 per 1,000 people in 2007.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Medical doctors include generalist physicians and specialist medical practitioners. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.